The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-19
THE CITY GAS WORKS
UNDEl. REFORM MANAGEMENT.
Dillon Restored to his
Former Position By tho New Trustees,
M, md tho 0tllco Force HeorGanized.
Good Selections Yesterday.

The new Board OF Gas Trustees. presi.
dent F. ?. Jepson and Measrs. Thomas E.
Lewis and Henry seamon, met yesterday
morning in their office at tho City Build.
Ing pursuant to adjournment, to choose
the officials who shall serve under them
for tho ,enaulng two years. There was o
great deal Of public interest In the meet.
ing, the intention to hold which had been
announced in tho city press, aud there
were large number OF people, directly or
indirectly Interested in the result Of the
meeting, about the adjoining ollicsa. A
great many Republicans prominent in
city affairs were on hand, and an equal
number Of Democrats. The latter wore
cheerful and confident, and dlupossd to
rally tho Republicans, while the Repub.
licans were patient aud remembered that
"they laugh best who laugh laat."
The Trustees frat considered the appli.
cations for tho position OF Secretary,
These were presented from A. ]. Seamoil,
]. II. Kinkesd, I. II. Crsso, William b.
Fisher aud George He'll, the preuent in.
cumbent. a4E
But ono vote WAS necessary, Mr.. A, J,
sssmon receiving the yotea Of Messrs.
Lewis and Seamon and Mr., He'll that OF
F. ?. Jepson. Mr.. seamon was DECLARED
elected. He Is at present collector.
For Assistant Secretary the candidates
were J. D. Dlckey, John Roemer, J. e.
Carlin, B. NJ. Lint, ]. NJ. Houston, II, D.
Helvey, S. F. Faris, ". T: Hartman, John
4. Schellhass, Il. II. Carmack and w. B.
Day. Again q anglo vote resulted in a
selection, Mr.. Fatia receiving all three Of
tho yosen cast and being unanimously
elected. III 81
. For the position OF Collector tho app,i.
csnts were II. r. Carmack, J, n,
IIonatou, d. NJ. List, John NJ. Scbollhasc,
Cha,les:A. Reed and GA. He'll, Mr.. r aed
WAS elected. 75sI
Then came the position concerning
which there haa beon the mos. DISPUTE
and anxiety, that Of Superintendent Of
the works. When the Democratic Board
Of Trustees waz elected two years ago
Mr.. Jsmaa NJ. Dillon was removed from
the position Of Superintendent, which he
had RIled for several years faithfully and
to the satisfaction and advantage OF the
city, to give pllcs to a rev
mau, MIS-. NJ. Darrah, Democrat
When the Republicans elected 9 majority
OF the City Council it was mailer Of
common remark among Republicans that
Mr.. Dillon must be restored to hie
position. 5G> s.l's
| Yesterday tho only two candidates fol
this position were Meesrs. Dillon and
Dsrrah, and Mr.. Dillon received the votes
OF Messrs. Ssauo2 and LOWS, and Mr.
Darrah that OF Mr.. JepBon. mfr. Dillon
was declared the next Superintendent.
Mr.. Darrah will continue to act az ST..
perintendaat until November |. Messrs
Heil and Pickett, tho preasnt Secretary
and Assistant Secretary, will aleo con.
tinue in their positions until their sue
cessors are confirmed by the Council, as
will also Collector Faris. ~
The new officials are oil men OF well
known f.ness and capacity. The retiring
officials alBo taks with them the respec. o!
all who have come in contact with them
There is yet q vscant inspectorship and
two mster men hold over until tho new
Bosrd sees ct to replace them.